Declination

[Philosophaie]

If I am located around Akron, Ohio. What would the Declination to the North Star on my telescope be minus the actual Declination of the star, nebula, etc. measured from the equator?

[Glider]

Hi, Google and download a program called Stellarium. When you've installed it enter your Lat/Long info and click on the Pole Star. I think that will then display everything you want to know, plus it's a very useful program to have when viewing the night sky and trying to identify things.

[FraserClarke]

The Declination of an object doesn't depend on your location; The north star (Polaris) is always at a declination of 90 degrees north (actually 89.3 degrees north to be precise). Its altitude does depend on your location, and for Polaris is going to be equal to your latitude.

[Talitha]

I don't quite understand your question, but it sounds like you're trying to figure out how far south of the celestial Equator you can see from Akron. If that's what you're looking for, it's Dec -49°. Just subtract Akron's latitude (41°) from 90° (global zenith). Hope this helped.